Never too old to learn; Nepal's 68-year-old student

Updated: 2016-06-15 09:24

(Agencies)

Durga Kami, 68, who is studying in the tenth grade at Shree Kala Bhairab Higher Secondary School, plays volleyball with friends during a break in Syangja, Nepal, June 5, 2016.[Photo/Agencies]

The 20 children in his grade 10 class have dubbed Kami 'Baa', which means 'father' in Nepali, but despite his age their elderly class mate joins in all activities, including volleyball in the schoolyard.

"I used to think 'why is this old man coming to school to study with us?' but as time passed I enjoyed his company," Kami's 14-year-old class mate Sagar Thapa said.

"He is a little bit weak in studies compared to us but we help him out with that."